Hi All,Planning a quick trip to the thousand trails idyllwild, which is near where we live. Never been to a thousand trails and after making the reservation I was a little bit confused.Generally I've booked at campground that allow me to pick the spot. When I book online, it asked me what type of vehicle I was in, If I had slides and the length. Then just one option popped up and that was a "Retail" spot. I booked it but I have no idea what I am getting.Do they just assign you the spot upon arrival? Some spots are only partial hookups and some a full hookups.I guess I could easily just call them and figure it out as well, I just like the opinions on here.Is it worth it to be a member? I know some of the other thousand trails around here have gotten horrible reviews.Thanks.

In my experience, from many years ago, you aren't assigned spaces, you go in and find what you want (after showing your credentials at the gate). After not being able to get into ANY sites that would work with our rig one year at one particular TT CG, I sold my membership. They were allowing in the Good Sam Club people in a caravan thing. This was BEFORE GS became part of TT. Very irritating because the original contract state they would NOT let anyone that was not a member into the CG. Yet, here we were, 3 hours from home, on a short weekend, and couldn't camp because NON-members were using the CG. Now I see they are letting people pay to come in.....that are not members.

We have been members for 34 years and most of the time you pick your own site. South Jetty in Oregon used to assign you a site but not any more. Full hookup sites are hard to come by. Usually you have to get on a list then check in each morning to see if there is a full hookup site for you. I have never been turned away because I could not find a site big enough for my 40 ft 5th w. I have downsized now. TT is not nearly as good as it used to be but still better than most. IMHO the parks in Oregon and Wash are the best in the system { that is where we spend our summers}Sometime TT lets Caravans use the park, usually a small section only. I have never been told that we could not use a TT Park in our 34 years as members and we spend about 150 days/nights in the TT Parks

Lucky you samsontdog.......happened to us about 5 times over the years at the Bend and the Pacific City parks :( :(

That may explain why I've heard some of the parks in our area were nice but are now run down.I am not a member and was just looking for a place to stay.I'd be angry as well if a members only benefit was granted to the general public.

I drove thru the TT Idyllwild Park once just checking it out for a possible stay. The Park did not appeal to us at all. I only found a few sites that would suit a large RV. Other than being at a high elevation and maybe cooler in the summer, I could see no reason to stay there. We like the TT Wilderness Lake Park in Menifee, CA a lot better.Thousand Trails/Encore rents some spaces to non members. rvonthego.com

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samsontdog
Explorer
Aug 05, 2014
We have been members for 34 years and most of the time you pick your own site. South Jetty in Oregon used to assign you a site but not any more. Full hookup sites are hard to come by. Usually you have to get on a list then check in each morning to see if there is a full hookup site for you. I have never been turned away because I could not find a site big enough for my 40 ft 5th w. I have downsized now. TT is not nearly as good as it used to be but still better than most. IMHO the parks in Oregon and Wash are the best in the system { that is where we spend our summers}
Sometime TT lets Caravans use the park, usually a small section only. I have never been told that we could not use a TT Park in our 34 years as members and we spend about 150 days/nights in the TT Parks
amandasgramma
Explorer
Aug 05, 2014
In my experience, from many years ago, you aren't assigned spaces, you go in and find what you want (after showing your credentials at the gate). After not being able to get into ANY sites that would work with our rig one year at one particular TT CG, I sold my membership. They were allowing in the Good Sam Club people in a caravan thing. This was BEFORE GS became part of TT. Very irritating because the original contract state they would NOT let anyone that was not a member into the CG. Yet, here we were, 3 hours from home, on a short weekend, and couldn't camp because NON-members were using the CG. Now I see they are letting people pay to come in.....that are not members.

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